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U.S. inflation cooled in October, driven lower by cheaper gas, cars and airfares

By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press

Tuesday's report from the Labor Department showed that prices either fell or rose only slowly across a broad range of goods and services, including gas, new and used cars, hotel rooms and housing.

White House releases plan to grow radio spectrum access, with possible benefits for internet, drones

By Associated Press

The increasingly digitized and mobile economy has put pressure on the available range of frequencies used for wireless communication. The spectrum is also vital for national security and responding to disasters.

$10 billion renewable energy project paused over concerns for Native American historic sites

By Susan Montoya Bryan, Associated Press

In a letter to the Bureau of Land Management, the Tohono O'odham Nation says federal land managers allowed for bulldozers to begin clearing a stretch of the San Pedro Valley and demolishing at least one historic site.

Protesters demonstrate against environmental abuse, Israel-Hamas war as APEC comes to San Francisco

By Janie Har, Haven Daley, Associated Press

Activists protesting corporate profits, environmental abuses, poor working conditions and the Israel-Hamas war marched in downtown San Francisco on Sunday, united in their opposition to the global trade summit.

New federal rule could allow millions of workers to more easily unionize at big companies

By Dee-Ann Durbin, Associated Press

Some business groups have already sued to halt the rule, which is scheduled to go into effect Dec. 26. Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia is also trying to reverse it through legislation. But labor unions say it's needed.

What is the annual Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit, and how does it work?

By Colleen Long, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press

Leaders from the 21-member APEC group are gathering San Francisco to talk about how to better spur trade and economic growth across the Pacific region. But the main event will actually play out on the sidelines as President Joe Biden…

An EU plan to fight climate change will go to final votes, even if watered down

By Raf Cassert, Associated Press

European Union institutions and conservationists have given a conditional and guarded welcome to a major plan to better protect nature and fight climate change in the 27-nation bloc.

Under strained circumstances, Biden, Xi scheduled to talk trade

By Aamer Madhani, Colleen Long, Associated Press

President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping will meet Wednesday in California for talks on trade, Taiwan and managing fraught U.S.-Chinese relations in the first engagement between the leaders of the world's two biggest economies in nearly a year.

Canada says it can fight climate change and be major oil nation. Massive fires may force a reckoning

By Suman Naishadham, Victor Caivano, Associated Press

Canada's leaders have insisted that the country can both exploit its natural resources and lead the global fight against climate change. But the wildfires are putting a spotlight on its commitment to fighting climate change.

Judge in Alaska upholds Biden administration’s approval of the massive Willow oil-drilling project

By Becky Bohrer, Associated Press

U.S. District Court Judge Sharon Gleason rejected calls made by a grassroots Iñupiat group and environmentalists to vacate the approval and dismissed their claims.